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Categories: All In the News Letters Policy Papers Press Release Jodi Devonshire and Tony Caruso, owners of the 2nd Street Bike Stop Cafe in Frenchtown, are pondering moving the shop to South Main Street into a building located behind John Dengler Tobacconist. The 1,500 square foot building is owned by former city councilman Larry Muench and used to be the home of the Lewis and Clark Museum and Nature Center, which moved to the Boat House on the riverfront.
American Express (Stock Quote: AXP) is introducing major enhancements to most of its prepaid debit cards, including direct deposit, higher ATM withdrawals thresholds and additional cash loading options. The company also said that it will give prepaid debit cardholders the opportunity to upgrade to a traditional charge card if they exhibit good payment practices as they load and use their card. The program is intended to help consumers with thin or no credit files.
Valentine's Day is approaching and it's the perfect time to fall in love with Main Street. All over the country, Main Street programs are planning special Valentine's Day promotions to attract the lover in all of us. Visit a Main Street near you and you'll most likely find sweet treats, wine tastings, special gifts for your sweetheart, and Valentine's Day events ranging from lovers' lanes and speed dating to chocolate walks and movie nights. Here are just a few examples of what Main Street communities are planning this year.
With an average population of 21,714 and an annual average budget of $152,182.90 these 10 Main Street programs have: created nearly 950 new businesses and just under 3000 new jobs; rehabbed more than 1000 buildings; and decreased their vacancy rates by an average of 20 percent. They have also generated an average of $21,404,139.50 in public investment and $42,964,598.77 in private investment. Our ten semifinalists have demonstrated their ability to preserve their unique history while creating and maintaining vibrant, successful commercial districts that serve as the heart of their communities.
Since the Oklahoma Main Street Program was founded in 1985, many small communities across Oklahoma have taken a little more extra pride and devotion to their towns. The Main Street Program has helped revitalize these small towns and help them become prosperous as well as founding a sense of pride in their history.
The 25th Anniversary celebration of the New Mexico Main Street program continued today with “Project MainStreet Makeover,” culminating in the renovation of Martha’s and Smith’s Office Supply store, a landmark business in downtown Truth or Consequences. A crew of over 70 volunteers pitched in with an estimated 500 hours of work to give the business a dramatic a facelift. Those driving through Elizabeth during the past three months may have noticed the various U.S. state flags flying along Main Street. The Elizabeth Chamber of Commerce developed a project entitled Main Street U.S.A. Committee chairperson Sally Wurster was busy orchestrating the project. Many out-of-state visitors come to Elizabeth each year, eating at restaurants and buying from stores. The Elizabeth Chamber of Commerce wanted to thank these out-of-state travelers by honoring them with the public display of their own state flags.
There’s only so much Americans can accept before they feel taken advantage of and speak up. This year, perhaps more than any other in recent memory, proved to be the time when people around the country decided to speak up and say enough is enough.
Shopping malls gained stature in many corners of America by evolving into mini-cities, places where senior citizens took exercise walks and Girl Scout troops sold cookies. Some malls leased space to Post Offices and libraries. On Halloween, the mall became a place to trick-or-treat and come Christmas time, it was where Santa Claus spent the day accepting wish lists.
This paper describes ways to evaluate the value of walking (the activity) and walkability (the quality of walking conditions, including safety, comfort and convenience). Walking and walkability provide a variety of benefits, including basic mobility, consumer cost savings, cost savings (reduced external costs), efficient land use, community livability, improved fitness and public health, economic development, and support for equity objectives. Current transportation planning practices tend to undervalue walking. More comprehensive analysis techniques, described in this paper, are likely to increase public support for walking and other nonmotorized modes of travel.
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To alleviate the recession and help address its causes, Congress is now considering a number of financial reform measures, including the creation of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency. This report contributes to the public debate on these proposals by sharing the critical perspectives of Main Street small businesses.
Strategies for taking care of Main Street during the economic downturn.
Black Friday is over, but 89 million consumers plan to "shop small" on Small Business Saturday, according to a survey by American Express. It's an effort to promote independent retailers on Main Street. Now "Small Business Saturday" is being promoted in cities across the country, including New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Miami and Detroit.
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